| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6535682 |
Optical fiber distribution frame with connector modules |
March 18, 2003 |
| A fiber optic telecommunications frame is provided including panels having front and rear termination locations, the panels positioned on left and right sides of the frame. The frame includes vertical access for the rear cables. The frame further includes left and right vertical cable gu |
| 6533616 |
DSX jack including sliding rear connector |
March 18, 2003 |
| A connector assembly and method, the assembly having a housing which defines a connector window. A connector is disposed within the window. The connector is slidable between a first and second position relative to the housing. The assembly may include a carriage for receiving one or more |
| 6532332 |
Cable guide for fiber termination block |
March 11, 2003 |
| The present invention relates to the management of cross-connect cables extending from fiber termination blocks with sliding fiber adaptor modules within a fiber distribution frame. A cable management divider is mounted onto a set of arcuate cable guides to direct the cables extending ac |
| 6532321 |
Fiber optic isolator for use with multiple-wavelength optical signals |
March 11, 2003 |
| A fiber optic isolator device is used by fiber optic systems operating at more than one wavelength. The device may be inserted anywhere within the fiber network. The fiber optic device permits the separation of the wavelengths so that an optical isolator module can isolate a first wa |
| 6526197 |
MEMS optical balanced path switch |
February 25, 2003 |
| An optical switch formed on a substrate with receiving channels defined by alignment grooves formed in the substrate that are offset from alignment grooves that form the inputting channels. The offset receiving channels reduce the output power differentiation from an optical switch in wh |
| 6524131 |
Telecommunications jack assembly |
February 25, 2003 |
| The present disclosure relates to an insert for a jack. The insert includes a connector mount having a main body including a first side positioned opposite from a second side. The connector mount also includes a snap-fit connection structure positioned at the main body for securing the |
| 6522823 |
Low profile cable exit trough |
February 18, 2003 |
| A low profile cable exit trough including an arch-wall with a sidewall portion. A projecting member extends from a concave surface of the arch-wall and is spaced from the sidewall portion to receive a top end of an upstanding side of a lateral trough therebetween. The arch-wall passes |
| 6522542 |
Power distribution panel with heat sink |
February 18, 2003 |
| A power distribution panel with a heat sink integrated as a portion of a surface of the power distribution panel and a heat generating component of an electrical circuit within the power distribution panel being connected to the heat sink to allow heat conduction away from the heat gener |
| 6520806 |
Telecommunications connector for high frequency transmissions |
February 18, 2003 |
| The present disclosure relates to an electrical connector including a plurality of contact springs having contact regions aligned generally along a single line of contact. The contact springs include rearwardly and forwardly facing contact springs that are positioned next to one another. |
| 6519162 |
Protective panel for a splitter chassis or other device for holding electronic cards |
February 11, 2003 |
| A protective panel for use in a splitter chassis is described in this disclosure. The protective panel is configured to at least partially cover a splitter card that would otherwise be exposed but for the presence of the panel. |
| 6519156 |
Surface mounted conduction heat sink |
February 11, 2003 |
| A heat sink is provided that has a leg and a member coupled substantially perpendicular to the leg at a first end of the leg. The leg is surface mountable to a first surface of a printed circuit board at a second end of the leg to receive heat from an electronic device on a second surfac |
| 6512875 |
Optical cable troughs, fittings, and couplings |
January 28, 2003 |
| A coupling and assembly for a cable routing system, the system having trough members with flanged ends. The coupling includes a U-shaped rib having a rail on an exterior surface of the rib. The coupling also includes a pivoting clamp pivotally coupled to the rib near a first end of t |
| 6511338 |
Cable connector retainer for angled cable assembly |
January 28, 2003 |
| A retainer for retaining a mating connector in conductive contact with its corresponding mating connector. The retainer includes a base which defines a hole therethrough. A post extends from the base in a direction away from the base. Disposed on the post is a tapered ledge. The ledge is |
| 6511330 |
Interconnect module |
January 28, 2003 |
| A mount apparatus includes a separate spring contact and wire wrap pin assembly as well as having a sandwich construction to prevent the spring contact and wire wrap pin from being pushed out of their retention positions. In one embodiment, a mount apparatus includes a front cover ha |
| 6510229 |
Communication system with multicarrier telephony transport |
January 21, 2003 |
| A communication system for transferring digital data over a distribution network is described. The communication system includes an interface for receiving successive strings of digital data from a source, each string representing a certain number of bits. The system also includes a symb |
| 6507494 |
Electronic equipment enclosure |
January 14, 2003 |
| An electronic equipment enclosure (10) for housing electronic equipment (11), and broadly comprising a pivot bracket (22); a plurality of sleeves (24), each being associated with a transmit terminal (26), a receive terminal (28), protective circuitry (30), and test circuitry (32); a |
| 6504988 |
Cable management panel with sliding drawer |
January 7, 2003 |
| An optical fiber cable management panel is provided with slideable drawers and structure within the drawers for cable management and/or connection to other devices. Tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. A movable take-up mechanis |
| 6504726 |
Telecommunications patch panel |
January 7, 2003 |
| A telecommunications module with a circuit board including pairs of connectors mounting on both sides of the circuit board held within a housing by structure that holds the circuit board offset from the front and rear of the module and connectors accessible openings in the rear wall |
| 6503105 |
Telecommunications jack subassembly |
January 7, 2003 |
| A telecommunications apparatus including a dielectric insert body and a plurality of jacks fastened to the insert body. Each of the jacks includes: i) a jack body defining first, second and third ports positioned such that the second port is generally between the first and third ports; |
| 6501649 |
Power distribution panel with flame containment slots |
December 31, 2002 |
| A circuit panel chassis having a plurality of angled slots in a top surface thereof. The angled slots improving flame containment inside the circuit panel chassis while providing for cooling the circuit components of the circuit panel. |
| 6493319 |
Test access system and method for digital communication networks |
December 10, 2002 |
| A system and method for accessing a number of communication lines by one or more testing devices are disclosed. Each of the communications lines is coupled through the system and includes a first termination at a first telecommunications termination site and a second termination at a sec |
| 6490277 |
Digital cross-connect system employing patch access locking and redundant supply power |
December 3, 2002 |
| A system and method provide for accessing a plurality of communication lines. Each of a number of line access devices is coupled to at least one of the communication lines. A patch circuit, associated with each line access device, provides for manually establishing a cross-connection |
| 6487405 |
Communication system with multicarrier telephony transport for controlling a plurality of servic |
November 26, 2002 |
| A method for controlling a plurality of service units in a telecommunications system with a multi-carrier transmission scheme is provided. Specifically, in one embodiment, the method includes broadcasting control signals for the service units over a plurality of control channels dist |
| 6482039 |
Normal through jack and method |
November 19, 2002 |
| A modular jack assembly for connecting and switching computer network cables. The jack assembly includes at least one jack module with two sets of connectors for linking wires from cables to the module and at least one jack. The modules within jack assembly slide between a first position |
| 6480660 |
Fiber optic cabinet and tray |
November 12, 2002 |
| A fiber optic cabinet has internal aligned guides on opposite sides of an axis opening. A splice tray has a planar tray base with a tray axis orthogonal to the base. The base has a peripheral edge sized for opposite portions of the peripheral edge to be slidably engaged with opposing one |
| 6477369 |
Broadband communication network |
November 5, 2002 |
| A wireless communication system. The wireless communication system includes a first wireless communication network communicating at a first range of frequency. The wireless communication system also includes a second wireless communication network that is communicatively coupled to the |
| 6477354 |
Communication system transmitting modulated orthogonal carries with service units that scan spec |
November 5, 2002 |
| A scanning method for establishing communication between a head end and a plurality of remote units in a multi-point to point communication system is described. The method includes transmitting information from the head end to the plurality of remote units in a plurality of regions of a |
| 6471416 |
Fiber connector and adapter |
October 29, 2002 |
| Fiberoptic connector and adapter assembly includes a fiberoptic connector received within an adapter. The connector has a cover on the connector housing. The cover pivots between open and closed positions to expose or cover, respectively, a optical fiber contained within the connector. |
| 6470129 |
Modular cable management trough section |
October 22, 2002 |
| A modular cable management trough system and method of assembly. Cable management trough includes a trough body having first and second terminal ends, first and second upright walls extending between the first and second terminal ends, and a base wall between the first and second upright |
| 6470111 |
Fiber optic switch package and a method of assembling a fiber optic switch package |
October 22, 2002 |
| A fiber optic switch package and method of assembling the same with improved protection of the fibers and simple assembly. A fiber support device has passages that receive optic fibers and help align those fibers with respect to an optic switch component. In addition, the fibers that |
| 6469361 |
Semiconductor wafer |
October 22, 2002 |
| Techniques for etching a wafer layer using multiple layers of the same photoresistant material and structures formed using such techniques are provided. In a method, first, multiple layers of the same photoresist material are formed over the wafer layer to form a composite photoresist |
| 6468112 |
Vertical cable management system with ribcage structure |
October 22, 2002 |
| A cable management system (20) is provided including a rack (22) for holding telecommunications equipment (24), and a ribcage cable support member (60) along a vertical side of the rack. The ribcage cable support member includes a plurality of forwardly and rearwardly extending ribs |
| 6467633 |
Cable management rack for telecommunications equipment |
October 22, 2002 |
| The present disclosure relates to a rack for mounting telecommunication chassis each adapted for receiving cross-connect modules. The rack includes a frame defining a bay formed between two spaced-apart, vertical end walls. The bay is sized for receiving the telecommunication chassis. |
| 6467092 |
Method for adjusting power in a communication system with multicarrier telephony transport |
October 15, 2002 |
| A method of transmitting data in a communication system is provided. The method includes adjusting upstream power levels in a multipoint-to-point communications system having a head end and a plurality of service units is provided. The method includes measuring power levels of signals fr |
| 6461055 |
Fiber optic adapter with attenuator and method |
October 8, 2002 |
| The present invention relates to a fiber optic device for the optically connecting optical fiber. The device consists of fiber optic connectors holding the terminal ends of optical fiber in ferrules and an adapter for receiving fiber optic connectors. The adapter includes a sleeve within |
| 6459524 |
Apparatus and method for sensing switching positions of a MEMS optical switch |
October 1, 2002 |
| A position sensing apparatus, for sensing switching positions in a MEMS device that includes a suspension structure, an actuator, and a support structure, is provided. The apparatus includes a first contact disposed on the suspension structure, a second contact coupled to the support |
| 6459051 |
Module for selection of power source |
October 1, 2002 |
| A sliding power switch is provided. The switch includes a power interface module having a first power port, a second power port and a third power port. The switch also includes a shunt adapted to engage with the power interface module in a first position so as to provide a first electric |
| 6457999 |
DSX jack including sliding rear connector |
October 1, 2002 |
| A connector assembly and method, the assembly having a housing which defines a connector window. A connector is disposed within the window. The connector is slidable between a first and second position relative to the housing. The assembly may include a carriage for receiving one or more |
| 6456203 |
Power distribution panel with modular elements |
September 24, 2002 |
| A power distribution panel having circuit elements such as KTK and GMT fuses removably mounted to a unit housing by means of module members, thereby allowing for ease of customization of the circuit elements of the power distribution panel. |
| 6453356 |
Data exchange system and method |
September 17, 2002 |
| A system and method for exchanging data between two or more applications includes a data exchange engine and a number of adapters associated with a corresponding number of applications. Each of the adapters is customized to interface with a corresponding application and transforms data b |
| 6453014 |
Test access and performance monitoring system and method for cross-connect communication network |
September 17, 2002 |
| A system and method for accessing a number of communication lines by one or more testing devices is disclosed. Each of the communications lines is coupled through the system and includes a first termination at a first telecommunications termination site and a second termination at a seco |
| 6451120 |
Apparatus and method for batch processing semiconductor substrates in making semiconductor laser |
September 17, 2002 |
| An apparatus and method for batch processing semiconductor lasers producing substantially contamination free laser bar end surfaces for optimal growth of end surface layers are provided. The method includes loading a laser cell comprising a plurality of laser bars and an empty cassette c |
| 6449768 |
Split linked A/B switch apparatus |
September 10, 2002 |
| A switch apparatus is used in the transmission of a redundant Cable TV (CTV) signal. The redundant CTV signal can be a symmetric split linked redundant CTV signal or an asymmetric split linked redundant CTV signal. The switch apparatus is capable of handling both the symmetric and as |
| 6438310 |
Cable management panel with sliding drawer |
August 20, 2002 |
| An optical fiber cable management panel is provided with slideable drawers and structure within the drawers for cable management and/or connection to other devices. Tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. A take-up mechanism manage |
| 6434583 |
Fast fourier transform apparatus and method |
August 13, 2002 |
| A apparatus for providing a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and an inverse FFT is provided. The apparatus comprises a radix-N core. The radix-N core includes at least N multipliers. The radix-N core also includes a twiddle-factor lookup table that stores complex twiddle-factors. The twi |
| 6433988 |
Method and apparatus for protection switching |
August 13, 2002 |
| An apparatus comprises a protection group. The protection group includes components, a signal bus, including segments and connectors, that couple the components. The components also include a plurality of working components, and a protection component. Each connector is included in a |
| 6430179 |
Three stage router for broadcast application |
August 6, 2002 |
| A multi-stage signal router includes a clocked storage element connected to each output of each stage of the router. Each clocked storage element is responsive to a trigger event of a clock signal to capture a signal level present at the output to which it is connected and hold the signa |
| 6429376 |
Add-on trough for cable management rack |
August 6, 2002 |
| The present invention includes an add-on trough for use with existing telecommunications equipment racks having cable management troughs. The add-on troughs engage the outer edge of the existing troughs and permit higher densities of telecommunications circuits to be incorporated with |
| 6428362 |
Jack including crosstalk compensation for printed circuit board |
August 6, 2002 |
| A forward-reverse crosstalk compensation method is provided for compensating capacitance/inductance on a printed circuit board of a connector. The method includes a forward compensation process and a reverse compensation process. The forward compensation process compensates the unbal |
| 6428354 |
Coaxial connector fastening system |
August 6, 2002 |
| A coaxial connector assembly for mounting in an aperture in a stiff plate includes a barrel having a shoulder at its rear end for engaging an interior surface of the mounting plate and an external screw thread intermediate the front and rear ends of the barrel. A nut is fitted on the |
